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Defense systems R&D: $104B in defense awards
$104B obligated across 31,432 DoD and DHS awards to 7,037 companies, Oct 1, 2023 to Oct 7, 2026, 90% of Research and development. Northrop Grumman Systems Corp leads with $7.6B; Department of the Air Force is the largest buyer at $43.9B.
| Obligated FY2024+ | $104B |
|---|---|
| Awards | 31,432 |
| Companies | 7,037 |
| FY2024 | $39.3B |
| FY2025 | $36.6B |
| FY2026 to date | $27.8B |
| Parent category | Research and development |
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| Award | Company | Obligated FY2024+ | What | Agency | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N0003020C0101 definitive contract | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $260.2M | Trident ii (d5) life extension 2 (d5le2) ssp alteration (spalt) advanced development program | Navy | Oct 6, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA870224F0001 delivery order | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | $249.6M | Massachusetts institute of technology lincoln laboratory research and development center | Air Force | Jun 1, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W9124R18C0001 definitive contract | Trax International Corporation | $239.4M | Mission test support services | Army | Apr 1, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W31P4Q21F0052 delivery order | Torch Technologies Inc | $235.2M | Single award to against GSA oasis sb r pool 5b for hwil missile to acquire software/systems/simulation engineering and computer resource engineering support for the aviation and missile center, s3i directorate, hwil / virtual simulators ... | Army | Jun 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA807522F0017 delivery order | Mantech Tsg-2 Joint Venture | $234.9M | Weapons systems and aviation warfare modeling & simulation, engineering, integration, experimentation, and cyber security for leading edge training naval surface warfare center, corona division | Air Force | May 18, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HR001125F0008 delivery order | The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | $231.4M | Darpa research program support services | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | Mar 24, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001922C0067 definitive contract | Raytheon Company | $230.0M | Sip iv hardware ecp | Navy | May 22, 2026 DoD 90d |
| 0006 delivery order | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | $229.9M | Igf::ot::igf add mit-ll project 2739 | Air Force | Jun 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W58RGZ19C0003 definitive contract | General Electric Company | $227.0M | Requirement is to design, develop, qualify and integrate an improved turbine engine (ite) for the emd phase. | Army | May 21, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002419C5603 definitive contract | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $221.2M | Ship self-defense system (ssds) combat system engineering agent (csea). | Navy | Jun 3, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ003424F0422 delivery order | Institute for Defense Analyses | $219.4M | Federally funded research and development center support for research and analysis support to the office of the secretary of defense, joint staff, defense agencies, and other users specified in the sponsoring agreement. | Washington Headquarters Services | May 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ072724F1610 delivery order | Raytheon Company | $216.9M | The advanced technology support program (atsp) contract acquires progressive microelectronic capability solutions for advanced technology maintainability of the microelectronics-based counter unmanned aircraft system | Defense Microelectronics Activity | Jan 26, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0042120C0033 definitive contract | Reliance Test & Technology, LLC | $212.1M | Atlantic ranges and targets department services contract award | Navy | May 28, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA880820C0049 definitive contract | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $208.6M | Evolved strategic satcom satellite payload developing hardware and software | Air Force | Jul 15, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA880819C0001 definitive contract | The Boeing Company | $204.6M | Protected tactical enterprise service | Air Force | May 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ072721F1610 delivery order | Raytheon Company | $203.6M | Contractual engineering task (cet) 21-108 for engineering services to study, design, prototype, integrate, fabricate and test extremely high frequency (ehf) terminals. | Defense Microelectronics Activity | Apr 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA880820C0047 definitive contract | The Boeing Company | $201.3M | Evolved strategic satellite communication prototype | Air Force | Jul 15, 2025 DoD 90d |
| FA870220F0001 delivery order | Carnegie Mellon University | $200.2M | Carnegie mellon university software engineering institute ffrdc research and development | Air Force | Jun 3, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W9113M23C0062 definitive contract | Range Generation Next LLC | $187.4M | Sts - tvl, mtl, odc (base years 1-6) | Army | Apr 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA870224F0002 delivery order | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | $185.9M | Massachusetts institute of technology lincoln laboratory research and development center | Air Force | Jun 3, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W31P4Q21F0054 delivery order | Torch Technologies Inc | $183.6M | Single award to against GSA oasis sb (pool 5b) for engineering and professional services supporting aviation and missile element models, simulations, and analysis for the ccdc avmc, s3i directorate, m&s area. | Army | Mar 25, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ085825FE004 delivery order | Amentum Technology, Inc | $181.5M | This task order will support the mda cios mission to ensure the IT services and resources are administered, acquired, managed, operated, and cyber-defended in compliance with the goals and directives of statutes and DOD regulations. | Missile Defense Agency | Jun 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA870225FB003 delivery order | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | $181.3M | Operation of the massachusetts institute of technology lincoln laboratory federally funded reseach and development center. | Air Force | Jul 7, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA229324FB004 delivery order | Raytheon Company | $177.9M | Apr uca. this undefinitized contract action (uca) is in accordance with the aehf-t idiq fa8735-21-d-0001. all flow down clauses, including terms and conditions and any other clauses needed to carry out the requirements of the idiq. | Air Force | Jun 3, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA870217F0001 delivery order | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | $174.6M | Igf::ot::igf massachusetts institute of technology lincoln laboratory research and development | Air Force | Jun 3, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W31P4Q21F0033 delivery order | Science Applications International Corporation | $171.3M | Single award to against GSA oasis ur (pool 5a) for hwil aviation systems engineering services to provide full life cycle support for high fidelity aviation system simulators, hwil capabilities, and associated test tools in support of s3i. | Army | Jun 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| 0002 delivery order | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | $167.0M | Igf::ot::igf task order 0002 | Air Force | Jun 3, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA807523F0049 delivery order | HII Mission Technologies Corp | $166.7M | Design, development, engineering, and lifecycle supportability of the minotaur family of services enterprise for the maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft program office | Air Force | May 14, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA854019C0001 definitive contract | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $162.8M | Engineering, manufacturing and development (emd) for embedded global positioning system/inertial navigation systems | Air Force | Apr 28, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W31P4Q22F0106 delivery order | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $160.8M | Task order awarded to lockheed martin missiles & fire control for the performance work statement (pws) entitled, "prsm increment 2 development and demonstration". | Army | Jun 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W31P4Q21C0042 definitive contract | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $151.7M | Precision strike missile (prsm) engineering and manufacturing development (emd) | Army | May 8, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865023C9313 definitive contract | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | $147.8M | Defense experimentation using commercial space internet call 003 multi-band, multi-orbit satellite communications experiments | Air Force | Apr 22, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ072724F1617 delivery order | Raytheon Company | $146.8M | The advanced technology support program (atsp) contract acquires progressive microelectronic capability solutions to resolve obsolescence issues, improve performance, improve reliability of the receiver replacement for the projectile. | Defense Microelectronics Activity | Jan 21, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ085221F0006 delivery order | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $146.7M | Spiral 8.2-7 software development - develop and deploy the command and control, battle management and communications (c2bmc) capability in multiple phases through fy 2024 and planning for future bmds increments. | Missile Defense Agency | May 29, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA807524F0005 delivery order | KBR Wyle Services, LLC | $144.8M | Technical analysis for the department of the ARMY search, track, acquire, radiate, eliminate project office and program executive office missiles and space | Air Force | May 19, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001922C0046 definitive contract | Lockheed Martin Corporation | $144.1M | Cds sustainment - base year and 5-year support for acurl and nirl surrogate encryptions | Navy | May 6, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA807524F0008 delivery order | HII Mission Technologies Corp | $141.9M | Joint training synthetic environment research and development js j7 | Air Force | May 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA865023C9311 definitive contract | L3 Technologies, Inc | $141.1M | Defense experimentation using commercial space internet call 003 - multi-band, multi-orbit satellite communications experiments | Air Force | May 28, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0002421C5100 definitive contract | Innovative Defense Technologies, LLC | $141.1M | Automated test analysis | Navy | Jun 1, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ003425F0021 delivery order | Institute for Defense Analyses | $137.6M | Research, development, and studies support services. | Washington Headquarters Services | May 22, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W15QKN15C0066 definitive contract | Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC | $134.6M | Igf::ot::igf cartridge, 120mm, advanced multi-purpose (amp), xm1147, high explosive multi-purpose with tracer (hemp-t) | Army | Apr 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA807524F0002 delivery order | Amentum Services, Inc | $134.2M | Microelectronics facilities and laboratories research, development, test, and evaluation for the naval surface warfare center crane strategic microelectronics division and the NAVY strategic systems programs | Air Force | Jun 5, 2026 DoD 90d |
| HQ085424C0001 definitive contract | The Boeing Company | $133.5M | Systems engineering and integration services | Missile Defense Agency | Apr 13, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA807524F0016 delivery order | Leidos, Inc | $130.5M | See section j, attachment 1, p1-23-2490 performance work statement (pws) critical minerals and materials research and development for the office of the under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment. | Air Force | Jun 4, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA930025C6015 definitive contract | X-Bow Launch Systems Inc | $129.5M | Advanced integrated motor manufacturing | Air Force | Sep 25, 2025 DoD 90d |
| W9126022FD508 delivery order | Science Applications International Corporation | $129.2M | This effort will provide system utility analysis and combat development to united states ARMY space and missile defense command in the areas of space, space control, high altitude, air and missile defense and associated cyberspace ... | Army | Jun 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| FA870217F0003 delivery order | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | $128.9M | Igf::ot::igf mit ll line funding transition | Air Force | Jun 2, 2026 DoD 90d |
| W56KGU23F0005 delivery order | Mag DS Corp | $126.6M | Fms base car | Army | May 27, 2026 DoD 90d |
| N0001924F0259 delivery order | The Boeing Company | $123.1M | Ngeau non-recurring engineering (nre) and production of a-kits and b-kits. | Navy | Apr 24, 2026 DoD 90d |
| 0005 delivery order | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | $122.9M | Igf::ot::igf add project 2743 | Air Force | May 20, 2026 DoD 90d |
Source: USAspending.gov prime award data (FPDS), DoD and DHS contracts, orders and IDVs with any action since Oct 1, 2023. Obligated FY2024+ sums the obligations on those actions; total obligated is the award's lifetime figure. DoD contract actions publish on USAspending about 90 days after signing (DFARS PGI 204.6), so the latest DoD actions here trail the calendar by about 3 months. Data as of Oct 9, 2026.
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